What’s up with all the XC race flavors?

[Jeff Barber]

I get the need to differentiate between different MTB styles (XC, DH, FR, AM, DJ) but what’s up with all the divisions within XC? I just read a press release that was talking about an "XCO course" and an "XCE event" and I had no idea what they meant.

XCE appears to be an XC Elimination race (whatever that is) but XCO…? I remember a couple years ago folks were talking about XXC which was ultra-endurance riding. Can someone fill me in?

[Corey Maddocks ✓ supporter]

I’m as stumped as you are…

[ollysj]

XCO = Cross Country Olympic is a race on a circut
XCM = CC Marathon is a long distance race from A to B
XCE = Eleminator is the replacement of 4X. 3 to 5 racers start at once on a short XC track. 1st and 2nd goes to the next leg, others are done

XCO

[Jeff Barber]

Ah ha, thanks ollysj! Should’ve known to ask a European. 😀

So is XCM used instead of XXC now? Or is that something different?

[Greg Heil ✓ supporter]

Woa I had never heard of any of these abbreviations. Wouldn’t it just be easier to say how many miles each race is?

[ollysj]

"trek7k" wrote

Ah ha, thanks ollysj! Should’ve known to ask a European. 😀

So is XCM used instead of XXC now? Or is that something different?

XXC?
Basicly XCO and XCM is the same. The difference is the race track. To become more spectator-friendly, they started to use a circut, so the racers passes you several times during a race. If you attent a XCM, the racers just pass you once.

[CraigCreekRider]

"trek7k" wrote

Ah ha, thanks ollysj! Should’ve known to ask a European. 😀

So is XCM used instead of XXC now? Or is that something different?

The XXC races I have worked with start and end at the same place. Usually 40 miles or so.

[fat_billy]

XCCD is the new class for fullfigured racers. Cross Country ClydesDale class. We start last and can be found on the first big climb swapping techniques and resting. 😄 Later,

[ollysj]

"CraigCreekRider" wrote

[quote="trek7k":orys56ls]Ah ha, thanks ollysj! Should’ve known to ask a European. 😀

So is XCM used instead of XXC now? Or is that something different?

The XXC races I have worked with start and end at the same place. Usually 40 miles or so.[/quote:orys56ls]My bad. Most XCM here are multi-stage races, so the venue for the start and finish are different. Single day races can have differnt or same locations, but they don’t ride laps

[uekiya]

When I was growing up I just said, "I’m going out to ride my bike." Man have things gotten complex! Seems like some secred code!

[Dustin Gaddis]

XXC is the US acronym I think. Most folks just call it endurance riding/racing though.

The XC Eliminator is pretty lame. The first one was really good supposedly, but the last few have been mostly pavement.

http://www.bikemag.com/news/why-the-xc- … in-biking/

[ollysj]

"dgaddis" wrote

The XC Eliminator is pretty lame. The first one was really good supposedly, but the last few have been mostly pavement.

They had only scheduled 3 events anyway, so the UCI is done with it for now. I wonder why they just didn’t stick to 4x?

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